NORTHERN INDIA, CIRCA 1850

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A GROUP OF SIKH ROYAL MINIATURE PORTRAITS
NORTHERN INDIA, CIRCA 1850
Gouache on ivory, comprising twenty seven oval miniature portraits of the Sikh rulers, eight of ladies and three miniatures of monuments, thirty of the miniatures glazed and preserved in brass frames, four seperately mounted in a black morocco velvet-lined case
Largest 2 5/8in. (6.7cm.) long (38)

Provenance

Formerly in the Collection of Theon Charles Wilkinson, MBE, and thence by descent

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Lot Essay

The miniatures in this lot have all been labeled and identified by the previous owner. The portraits of Sikh interest include:

Sham Singh Attariwalla (d.1846), Raja Tej Singh (1799-1862), Amir Dost Muhammad Khan (1793-1863), Maharaja Sher Singh (1807-1843), Suchet Singh, Maharaja Ranbir Singh(1830-1885), Tatya Tope (1814-1859), Sirdar Sher Singh, Sher Singh Attariwalla, Golden Temple at Amritsar, Dulip Singh (1837-1893), Maharani Jindan Kaur (1817-1863), Raja Dhian Singh (1796-1843), Akbar Khan (1816-1845), Dewan Mulraj, Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839), Dulip Singh as a boy (1837-1893), Maharaja Gulab Singh (1792-1857).

There are a number of additional portraits of figures from the Indian Uprising of 1857, including portraits of the later Mughal Emperors including Bahadur Shah II (r.1837-1857). For a full list of the portraits please contact the department.

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